Animals

November 5, 2021

Critically Endangered Big-Headed Turtle Babies Are Born in London

Turtles are famous for pulling their heads into their shells in a defensive posture. One critically endangered turtle species has a problem pulling off this classic reptile move. For the Platysternon megacephalum turtle, their big heads just keep getting in the way. Known as the big-headed turtle, the Asian species has an armored head which is too large to retract. This is only one cool fact about the critically endangered critter.

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October 28, 2021

Woman Turns Her Chilled Out Cat Into a Zen Garden

Cats are pretty chill, but there’s one feline in Sydney, Australia who’s so relaxed, that she’s become a zen garden. Professor, writer, and poet Sarah Holland-Batt used a tiny rake and some stones to transform her cat, Lola, into what looks like a Japanese landscape. Lola’s sand-colored fur makes the perfect surface for creating swirling rake patterns, and the chilled out cat seemed more than happy to sit still while being mindfully combed.

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October 19, 2021

Artist Transforms Ordinary Rocks Into Lifelike Animals You Can Hold in Your Hand

You may have heard of the Pet Rock, but the novelty gift from the 1970s has nothing on these hand-painted stones. Japanese artist Akie Nakata transforms found rocks into handheld animal sculptures that look as though they could come to life at any second. Collecting rocks was a favorite childhood pastime for Akie, but it wasn’t until 2011 that she started painting on them.

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